Though I am nudging my mom to take him. She only has two other rescues besides her dachshund -- a boston terrier and a pom mix from the pound. Her 17/yo (nearly 18) dachshund is extremely ill, and she's been talking about having her PTS soon, and how she'd love to have another dachshund, because she's always had at least 1. And I caught her snuggling with the little cutie pie this morning...

On top of that, I am (*STILL!!*) house-hunting (and getting angry at bank lenders) so if and when I move in the hopefully near future, I'll be able to see him all the time, since I don't plan on moving too far away right now. Probably within this same too-small town.